In privacy news from Europe, David Evans, the Information Commisioner's Office's group manager, assuredMarketing Magazinethat his organization is ready to begin enforcing the Cookie Law come May 25th. Also, Peter Hustinxthe, the European data protection supervisor, warned US tech companies that they need to 'innovate' in the area of consumer privacy.
New developments in the FCC's investigation into Google'scollection of sensitive data from wireless networks led privacy news last week and indicated that management did in fact know that the information was being collected. CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) made headlines, too, as it passed in the House of Representatives, stirring up privacy advocates. Also,Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Mary Bono Mack clashed over the implementation of the new 'Privacy Bill of Rights' last Thursday, withBono Mack asserting that the best solution would be a 'self-regulatory model with FTC enforcement as a backstop.'

European Regulator Warns Silicon Valley About Privacy' NYT 'The European data protection supervisor, Peter Hustinx, on Thursday urged technology companies to 'innovate' in the area of consumer privacy, saying that lawmakers on the continent would press ahead on a contentious proposed law that would, in part, compel companies to pare down the personal data kept in their digital vaults.